The Sirius star is also called the Dog star. The Dog star is a part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation ... Venus, pictured here, is the brightest of the planets in our solar system.

In March the bright winter constellations ... star at the bottom of the Sickle is Regulus. Looking north you’ll find Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper), Cepheus and ...